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Western Blue and NWN Corporation Join Forces

SACRAMENTO, CA--(Marketwire - January 12, 2010) - Two information technology powerhouses have
joined forces: Sacramento-based Western Blue is now a member of the NWN
Corporation family. Western Blue focuses on the public sector, and holds
many California statewide contracts. In addition to Sacramento, it has
offices in Fresno and Salt Lake City, Utah. Western Blue provides desktop
to data center solutions from HP, Microsoft, Intel and McAfee. NWN also has
deep expertise in HP and Microsoft technologies as well as extensive
partnerships with Cisco, and EMC.

Both Western Blue and NWN have continued to grow through the difficult
economy. Western Blue's dominance in California complements NWN's strength
throughout the East Coast and Texas. With the addition of Western Blue, NWN
will have 11 offices and more than 400 employees. At a quarter of a billion
in revenue, NWN is one of largest and most capable, privately-held IT
services companies in the nation.

Terry Joslin, President of Western Blue, now an NWN Company, says,
"Integrating Western Blue with NWN will make us both even stronger. We will
be able to bring new services to our clients and to give our employees even
more opportunities to grow and develop."

NWN President and CEO, Mont Phelps, says, "Western Blue is an excellent
complement to NWN. Western Blue has achieved outstanding results in the
markets it serves because of its talented professionals and its distinctive
solutions. It will fit in brilliantly with the NWN culture of doing the
right thing right for our customers."

About Western Blue, an NWN Company

Since 1983 Western Blue has provided public and private sector
organizations with system lifecycle management; data center optimization;
network, wireless and unified communications solutions; IT modernization;
and security and compliance.

About NWN Corporation

Headquartered in Waltham, MA, woman-owned NWN Corporation provides clients
with a complete range of system integration services and solutions. These
range from business systems strategy and design to IT architecture,
implementation, nCare™ remote management, and IT staffing. The company's
technology specialties include unified communications; enterprise
computing, including systems, wireless and physical infrastructure; data
storage and business continuity; information security; and application
development. NWN also brings its clients the premier products in the
industry, tailored to their specific needs and situations. These include
technologies from Cisco, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, EMC, VMware and many
others.

NWN's clients include private and public sector organizations in almost
every line of work. It provides solutions to major banks, universities,
manufacturers, hospitals, and state and local government agencies.